Introduced
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To increase the filing fee required to be placed on the ballot as a candidate for state representative or senator, from $100 to $400, and make this non-refundable. A candidate may avoid this by collecting a sufficient number of registered voter signatures on a filing petition.
Referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Passed in the House 97 to 10 (details)
To make the $100 filing fee required to be placed on the ballot as a candidate for state representative or senator non-refundable. A candidate may avoid this by collecting a sufficient number of registered voter signatures on a filing petition.
Referred to the Committee on Elections and Government Reform
